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Motion

Congratulations to Tim Peake and the International Space Station

S4M-15193 · Standard Motion · lodged by Hume, Jim

Lodged on
15 Dec 2015
Heard / answered on
Unknown
That the Parliament congratulates Tim Peake on the European Space Agency selecting him as the first British astronaut to go to the International Space Station (ISS); wishes him well in his mission, which started on 15 December 2015; understands that he will be carrying out educational activities designed to get young people interested in science; notes what it sees as the success of the ISS project; recognises that it has been continuously inhabited for over 15 years and considers it a guiding star for international scientific collaboration, and wishes the project, and its crews, continued success.
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Supported by 23 additional MSPs

SNP 9 Lab 7 Con 5 LD 2
Lodged by Hume, Jim (Scottish Liberal Democrats).
No division on record. Either the chamber agreed this motion without a vote, it was withdrawn before debate, or it predates 2011 — vote-by-vote records only run from then.

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    S4M-15193
    15 Dec 2015 · Standard Motion · Hume, Jim
    That the Parliament congratulates Tim Peake on the European Space Agency selecting him as the first British astronaut to go to the International Space Station (ISS); wishes him well in his mission, which started on 15 December 2015; understands that he will be carrying out educational activities designed to get young people interested in science; notes wh...